Topic summary
Tīrthaṅkara
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Tirthankara.
Tīrthaṅkara-naam-karma
Jain texts propound that a special type of karma, the tīrthaṅkara nama-karma, raises a soul to the supreme status of a Tīrthaṅkara. The Tattvartha Sutra, a major Jain text, lists 16 observances that lead to the bandha (bondage) of this karma: